Help Save My Grazing Family

My herd is recovering from loosing 9 members to an unknown toxic plant on our grazing site and needing some financial support to get through this tragedy.

The identified toxic plant snakeroot was not in my awareness nor my veterinarian's awareness as being one to kill small ruminants. My veterinarian said the toxicity could be due to particular weather conditions and or site specific hybridization.

It has been recommended to keep my herd calm and in one location for 3 weeks in a calm quarantine for their bodies to recover from the toxic load. Transporting the herd could be too stressful on some of the herd members who are struggling.

I don’t like asking for help but I really do need it to get through this. This is incredibly expensive for me as my herd requires 4 bales of hay each day is we are not on pasture. That’s $100 per day. I am needing help with hay costs and supplements. If you would like to buy us a bale or two of hay while we recover I’d greatly appreciate it. Bales are generally $25 each.

A little about me….

I’m a shepherd of goats and sheep. Im a single woman who has built a contract grazing herd over almost a decade. My herd is my family and I provide year round conservation grazing and fire fuel grazing for my clients. My herd and service gives my purpose in life. You can get to know us more online at www.lostemufarms.com and www.scapegoatgrazing.com or on Instagram @lostemufarms

Sending my deepest gratitude.